How To Maintain Your RAYS Wheels!
08-29-2007, 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by BabyZiLLa
I think Volk GT-S are the toughest wheels ever to keep nice. The massive lip on the +17, +18 just seems to be so prone to clear scratches etc. Any other GT-S owners care to comment?
09-01-2007, 06:21 AM
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+1 ^ gt-s are very prone to scratches
+100 on NOT letting water dry on wheels, will leave small stains that take plenty of work to remove.
gotta get some quick detailing spray for my sunday morning wash ritual.
+100 on NOT letting water dry on wheels, will leave small stains that take plenty of work to remove.
gotta get some quick detailing spray for my sunday morning wash ritual.
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09-12-2007, 02:06 PM
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I agree 99%
except for one thing:
DO NOT treat them just like the paint on your car.
They are FAR more delicate than your car's paint. Your car's paint can stand up to most cleaners just fine, but your wheels CANNOT.
ONLY use soap and water to CLEAN your Rays Wheels.
ONLY ONLY ONLY means ONLY ONLY ONLY Soap and water.
To shine them up, use wheel wax, meguiar's quick detailer, zaino Z6, zaino Z8, zaino Z2.
The car wash used what they called "windex" on my wheels to *** them up, but trust me, it was not windex. It was some concentrated stuff that had been diluted. In any case, keep glass cleaner THE HELL AWAY from your rays.
except for one thing:
DO NOT treat them just like the paint on your car.
They are FAR more delicate than your car's paint. Your car's paint can stand up to most cleaners just fine, but your wheels CANNOT.
ONLY use soap and water to CLEAN your Rays Wheels.
ONLY ONLY ONLY means ONLY ONLY ONLY Soap and water.
To shine them up, use wheel wax, meguiar's quick detailer, zaino Z6, zaino Z8, zaino Z2.
The car wash used what they called "windex" on my wheels to *** them up, but trust me, it was not windex. It was some concentrated stuff that had been diluted. In any case, keep glass cleaner THE HELL AWAY from your rays.
09-12-2007, 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Wired 24/7
I agree 99%
except for one thing:
DO NOT treat them just like the paint on your car.
They are FAR more delicate than your car's paint. Your car's paint can stand up to most cleaners just fine, but your wheels CANNOT.
ONLY use soap and water to CLEAN your Rays Wheels.
ONLY ONLY ONLY means ONLY ONLY ONLY Soap and water.
To shine them up, use wheel wax, meguiar's quick detailer, zaino Z6, zaino Z8, zaino Z2.
The car wash used what they called "windex" on my wheels to *** them up, but trust me, it was not windex. It was some concentrated stuff that had been diluted. In any case, keep glass cleaner THE HELL AWAY from your rays.
except for one thing:
DO NOT treat them just like the paint on your car.
They are FAR more delicate than your car's paint. Your car's paint can stand up to most cleaners just fine, but your wheels CANNOT.
ONLY use soap and water to CLEAN your Rays Wheels.
ONLY ONLY ONLY means ONLY ONLY ONLY Soap and water.
To shine them up, use wheel wax, meguiar's quick detailer, zaino Z6, zaino Z8, zaino Z2.
The car wash used what they called "windex" on my wheels to *** them up, but trust me, it was not windex. It was some concentrated stuff that had been diluted. In any case, keep glass cleaner THE HELL AWAY from your rays.
BTW: whats the pH of windex(ammonia) anyways, its not that strong but it certainly can damage wheels. (Hint: sodium hydroxide is used to strip anodizing from from finishes)
09-17-2007, 03:48 PM
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Originally Posted by 03redlineZ
What about polishing up the Machined lips on the LE37? This is a great thread by the way!!
There are a couple little tiny scratches hard to see on the lip....
There are a couple little tiny scratches hard to see on the lip....
09-18-2007, 04:03 AM
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Originally Posted by redlude97
The polished lips on the LE's are much easier to deal with because they are paint or powdercoated clear as opposed to the anodizing on the multipiece wheels. That means they can be treated like automotive paint finishes and can be polished with by hand or machine with a mild compound. Try some Meg's Scratch-X by hand first
Thanks, I will give it a try. Appreciate the input.
12-05-2007, 06:28 PM
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Hey Andy.... It John... I'm the one that ordered the Cusco LSD and rear fd gear from you and the Volk GT-S from eddie...... I was wondering what the chemicals do to them that they put down when it snows in the winter????? I'm planning on putting my stock wheels back on soon but we just got our first snow here.... and they got salt and calcium chloride or w/e its called on them???
12-17-2007, 06:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Blck350z
Hey Andy.... It John... I'm the one that ordered the Cusco LSD and rear fd gear from you and the Volk GT-S from eddie...... I was wondering what the chemicals do to them that they put down when it snows in the winter????? I'm planning on putting my stock wheels back on soon but we just got our first snow here.... and they got salt and calcium chloride or w/e its called on them???
thanks.
02-03-2008, 02:32 PM
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a body shop messed up my Volk GTS recently when they washed my car after some work. Appears to have stripped some of the clear coat off of the wheels. They claim they can polish them back to kook as good or better than original. Has anybody had their lips repolished? Pros/Cons?
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Originally Posted by jumpin800agl
a body shop messed up my Volk GTS recently when they washed my car after some work. Appears to have stripped some of the clear coat off of the wheels. They claim they can polish them back to kook as good or better than original. Has anybody had their lips repolished? Pros/Cons?
Cons. You'll forever be polishing them to keep them that way. You no longer have the clear coat so there a ***** to maintain.
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Originally Posted by BabyZiLLa
I think Volk GT-S are the toughest wheels ever to keep nice. The massive lip on the +17, +18 just seems to be so prone to clear scratches etc. Any other GT-S owners care to comment?
